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Common Defense @commondefense.bsky.social · 9m

Politicians are attacking a woman veteran's freedom to choose. It's an insulting attack on the care we earned. Our members are speaking out against this. Read more in the @buckscountybeacon.com.
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Stakeholders Say Trump Administration’s Proposed VA Abortion Ban Would Harm Vulnerable Pennsylvania Veterans - Bucks County Beacon

The ban – which would even apply in states where abortion is legal – would prohibit women veterans from getting military-provided abortion health care, even if they were raped.

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Cyril Mychalejko @cmychalejko.bsky.social · 21h

This is what Christianity looks like in 2025. A Susquehanna Township pastor is under fire for bringing an AR-15 style rifle to church and pointing it at churchgoers while telling them to “overwhelm your enemy with a violent action of faith.” #Pennsylvania

Juliette Rihl @julietterihl.bsky.social · 21h

I don’t usually cover breaking news, but this story is truly wild.

A pastor in central PA brought an AR-15 to church and pointed it at people during his sermon. Gun safety experts and internet commentators are, predictably, not happy!

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Dauphin County pastor under fire for pointing assault-style rifle during sermon

In a move experts called a serious safety violation, he pointed the unloaded weapon at churchgoers, while asking for a 'violent action of faith.'

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 23m

How Bucks County Voters Will Be Notified if Their Mail-in Ballots Are Rejected | The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last month that voters must be notified if their mail-in ballot is disqualified because of an error such as an incorrect date or missing signature.

How Bucks County Voters Will Be Notified if Their Mail-in Ballots Are Rejected - Bucks County Beacon

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled last month that voters must be notified if their mail-in ballot is disqualified because of an error such as an incorrect date or missing signature.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 12h

School Board Candidate Q&A: Nicole Khan – Council Rock School District | This is the next installment in a series of interviews with school board candidates from across Bucks County.

School Board Candidate Q&A: Nicole Khan - Council Rock School District - Bucks County Beacon

This is the next installment in a series of interviews with school board candidates from across Bucks County.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 13h

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 13h

“This is more than a fund – it’s fueling our movement to meet this moment. PA FIRE ensures that our collective response is swift, equitable and rooted in the leadership of immigrant communities themselves.” – Jasmine Rivera, Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Executive Director

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania | PA FIRE's goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”

Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon

PA FIRE's goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 14h

Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania | PA FIRE's goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”

Pennsylvania Immigration Coalition Launches Solidarity Fund for Immigrant Communities Across Pennsylvania - Bucks County Beacon

PA FIRE's goal is to create “a groundbreaking, statewide initiative to protect immigrant rights, expand vital services and drive long-term systems change across the commonwealth.”

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Michelle 💙🌊😷🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @michellespenc.bsky.social · 23h

PA Voters!!
We Have A Crucial Election Coming Up on Nov 4th.
Right Now Pa holds the Majority in our SC. 5 D’s/2R’s
3 of Our Judges are up for Re election.
All the Retention Judges on the Ballot are Dems!
Please vote YES to retain these judges!
If the R’s get control of our SC we are doomed!

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 19h

Duplicate Mail Ballots Are Issued to Dozens of Pennsylvania Voters | Errors turn up in at least four counties. Officials note that there’s no way the extra votes could have been counted, reports @votebeat.org.

Duplicate Mail Ballots Are Issued to Dozens of Pennsylvania Voters - Bucks County Beacon

Errors turn up in at least four counties. Officials note that there’s no way the extra votes could have been counted.

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Juliette Rihl @julietterihl.bsky.social · 21h

I don’t usually cover breaking news, but this story is truly wild.

A pastor in central PA brought an AR-15 to church and pointed it at people during his sermon. Gun safety experts and internet commentators are, predictably, not happy!

(Paywall free link below)

www.pennlive.com/news/2025/10...

Dauphin County pastor under fire for pointing assault-style rifle during sermon

In a move experts called a serious safety violation, he pointed the unloaded weapon at churchgoers, while asking for a 'violent action of faith.'

www.pennlive.com

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Cyril Mychalejko @cmychalejko.bsky.social · 21h

This is what Christianity looks like in 2025. A Susquehanna Township pastor is under fire for bringing an AR-15 style rifle to church and pointing it at churchgoers while telling them to “overwhelm your enemy with a violent action of faith.” #Pennsylvania

Juliette Rihl @julietterihl.bsky.social · 21h

I don’t usually cover breaking news, but this story is truly wild.

A pastor in central PA brought an AR-15 to church and pointed it at people during his sermon. Gun safety experts and internet commentators are, predictably, not happy!

(Paywall free link below)

www.pennlive.com/news/2025/10...

Dauphin County pastor under fire for pointing assault-style rifle during sermon

In a move experts called a serious safety violation, he pointed the unloaded weapon at churchgoers, while asking for a 'violent action of faith.'

www.pennlive.com

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22h

The @buckscountybeacon.com doesn't just expose extremism. Our reporting also shines a light on community needs. Food banks in #BucksCounty right now are really stretched thin because of an increase of families in need. If you're able to, please donate to your local food bank. #SNAP #DOGE #Trump #GOP

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22h

With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed | “Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.

With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed - Bucks County Beacon

“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 22h

With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed | “Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.

With SNAP Cuts, Rising Hunger and Funding Reductions, Bucks County Food Banks Feeling Squeezed - Bucks County Beacon

“Families are feeling the pressure, and so are the systems meant to support them,” said Elizabeth Zbinden, Food Program Manager with Bucks County Opportunity Council.

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Cyril Mychalejko @cmychalejko.bsky.social · 23h

In the late 1930s, volunteers from the U.S. joined the Abraham Lincoln Brigades to fight fascism and General Francisco Franco's Nazi-backed military forces in the Spanish Civil War. Now almost 90 years later, an anti-fascism scholar from the U.S. is forced to go to Spain to flee fascism.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Here's Bucks County Moms for Liberty Chair Jamie Tromba talking about being "in a battle of good & evil...These
books & things that we’re seeing, it’s grooming...They’re
now making it where pedophilia is OK...They’re inviting it into the schools." She's also not a fan. READ MORE: bit.ly/46XkOQh

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nonplussed12.bsky.social @nonplussed12.bsky.social · 1d

Follow the Bucks County Beacon for the very best in resistance journalism. You have my word on it.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

“In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country." #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 2d

"Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children." We continue our #BannedBooksWeek coverage with @penamerica.bsky.social's Sabrina Baêta. She joins Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social to discuss PEN's new report "The Normalization of Book Banning." LISTEN: bit.ly/3KHHVXy

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

NAACP Bucks County’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Will Highlight ‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW’ | This is the @naacpbucks.bsky.social’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting their local work on civil rights, public safety, education, voter engagement, and community empowerment.

NAACP Bucks County’s 74th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet Will Highlight ‘The Fierce Urgency of NOW’ - Bucks County Beacon

This is the NAACP’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting their local work on civil rights, public safety, education, voter engagement, and community empowerment.

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 7d

The US Department of Education “in partnership” w/ America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Moms for Liberty, TPUSA, Heritage, etc. recently launched a new civics education coalition.

AFPI’s team is led by Katie Gorka (Sebastian’s wife) & by Erika Donalds of Moms for Liberty infamy. 1/

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Pat LaMarche @patlamarche.bsky.social · 1d

Being kicked out by them for committing journalism was certainly a career highlight of mine.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Michelle 💙🌊😷🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @michellespenc.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so proud of our
@buckscountybeacon.com
Moms for Liberty 🤪🤢
Calls them “The Opposition Press”
Bravo 🙌

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 1d

Bucks County Beacon doing the investigations that benefit the entire country. Good journalism is expensive, y'all, and worthy of support.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Maurice T. Cunningham @masspolprofmo.bsky.social · 1d

Christina nationalist Tina Descovich, a Christian Nationalist with a major 9th Commandment problem, attacks @buckscountybeacon.com for the sin of accurately quoting Moms for Liberty weirdos. Every community should have a Bucks County Beacon. Support them if you can.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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The Lancaster Examiner @lancpaexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

When the fascists are angry with you, you must be doing something right.

Thank goodness for the @buckscountybeacon.com.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 1d

Moms for Liberty CEO & Co-Founder Tina Descovich verbally attacked the @buckscountybeacon.com at Harrisburg-area event last week while introducing Bucks Chapter Chair Jamie Tromba. Our crime? Journalism. Read more here: bit.ly/46XkOQh (And don't forget to support progressive, independent media!)

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